Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-06-09
Inuwam ssse.

The New York Weird primes an elaborate
and probably truthful account Of n visit
made b. q correspondent TO Mr.. Blaine at
lis home in Augusta, Ne, and ~aitersard
At his cottage at the seasaore. ia the course
Il which Mr.. Blaine gave tally has plans Tor
lis Forthcoming trip discussed the faise
reports OF his falling health, and referred
IT length to the work he has bestowed on
! he books Just finished. He says his visit
/ tbroad viii extend over more than q year,
ind doubtless beyond the timo OF the
meeting OF the next national convention
Mr.. Blaine said
lam going abroad aud expect TO be away
| about a year. Kris. Blaine and my daush-
! ets, Margaret and Hattie. viii make up
he party. Ibageengased stsaterooms on the
5erman Logds ship Emsy Nhioh sails Juae
l intended 10 20 a little earlier, but
hen | could act get tine accommodations
waited on any oil the other lines. Vein
end To spend a considerable time travel
.ns through Great Britain. After England.
Ne viii probably 60 to Scotland and Ire
/ and. Then / think we shall spend n time
a Germany, and after that take in frspce.
By this time it win probably be getting so
ate in the year that Spain and Italy VIII
10 corafortahla. We intend 10 make atouF
through both Of these coantties. and spend
sezt winter along the Mediterranean, We
viii probably make long visits in Rome
and Greece, and perhaps spend a briei time
"a Constantinople and visit oiearth-
suakes in the south 81 France and adioin-
ng portions OF Italy. One year is sufficient
10 cover = great deal Of ground without
hurrying.
The correspondent asked. "How about
he report. Mr.. Blaine, that you nontcm-
piate ia some Wal assisting Mr.. Gladstone
and the Home Ruie partyg"
ssVE.. .ez.. - .I.~Nl- r ahaH
DO nothing oi the kind"
III has been widely published that your
trip to Europe Is for the benefit OF your
health.F
ut 10 very curious about the report /
have been made sick by various newspa-
pers at various times, / haye had Brights
disease, a torpid liver, All affection oil the
heart, nervous debility and, well, ! dont
know now, but Mt any rate, a good many
other diseases. As ] safe, IT Is Spurious how
these stories arise, / have, in TACT been sir
gularly free from sickness. ] have had
hardly a sick day 10 my life. Never any
/ thing serious; and | never had an organic
trouble OF any kind.
Mr.. Blaine positively declined TO talk
about politics except that while in conyer-
sation With the correspondent in his cot
tase at Bar Harbor he said IN regard to
the Burehara incident in ISL
Gtun I near what ne rafhs buA ~ ~
porters heard it, and next dag every pa.
per in the country had 1t. OF course. but
as a matter OF TACT, ] didn't hear il myself.
Way outin Indiana they had il that said
Il. Oh, yes, il vent al over the state that
IN n good many places in the West they
had slips al paper printed With Read
what Mr.. Blaine says of them and dis
fribuied in front oi the churches on Sun
day. That is what host me the election.
You know OF course how close is was.
Wei, in New York City aloBe it lost me
several thousand votes-a good deal more
Than enough to have carried the state. ]
have never ielt sure that wasn't elected.
1t was a matter OF less b a 0 votes
10 have tnrned New York tse other way.
When il was as close as that there can be
ne certainty OF the coant do not think
Il can ever be said with certainty which
Bne OF US got the most votes.